Tajewuo Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tajewuo Surname User-submission:

The surname Tajewuo comes from the Maa word tajewuo, meaning 'save from danger'.

Tajewuo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tajewuo (109) may also be a first name.

Tajewuo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tajewuo comes from the Maa word tajewuo, meaning 'save from danger'.

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Tajewuo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tajewuo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tajewuo is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tajewuo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tajewuo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tajewuo is the 1,095,216th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tajewuo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 109 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya Tajewuo is most frequent in: Narok County, where 98 percent live, Bomet County, where 2 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Tajewuo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tajewo9216/
Tajewua861/
Tajwo831/
Tajuo831/
Tayewo771,512/
Tajebo771/
Teewuo771/
Tajiwou713/
Tajouho711/
Taheewo711/
Taiwo67169,287/
Taubo67213/
Teubo67136/
Taîwo6774/
Tauwo6740/
Tauvo6731/
Tajasvuo6714/
Taevo6714/
Teiwo679/
Tajwa679/
Taywo676/
Teuvo674/
Tajua673/
Teuwo672/
Taîuo671/
Taıwo671/
Tuewo671/
Teuuo671/

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